M a r k D i l l e y

"If the Boondocks premier had any higher purpose it was as a tightly packed send-up of its most arrogant readership for Aaron's own amusement. And, given the timidity shown in the mainstream reviews it's received so far, one can only conclude that the joke was a roaring success.

Where he takes it from here, of course, is the big question. The first episode simply managed to put off the difficulties innate in the transfer from print to screen. Personally, I'd like to see complicated fleshing of politics and a focus on drama rather than situational boredom. But it's Aaron's show and if he wants to stick with the compressed meta-humor I suppose that's his own look-out."